upper class
- a class of people above the middle class, having the highest social rank or standing based on wealth, family connections, and the like.
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Origin of upper class
First recorded in 1830–40
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Contemporary Examples
Upper-class families, or those with educated children, are not free to duck custom either.
But it seems to me wholly wrong to contend, as Murray does, that such beliefs are rejected by upper-class Americans today.
A middle-class woman to boot, she ran the gauntlet of upper-class men marinated in sexism and class prejudice.
The upper-class vowels were unforced, and the confident manner suggested good breeding and an expensive education.
Zawahiri was born to an upper-class family in Cairo known for producing diplomats and doctors.
Historical Examples
The magter, the upper-class lords of Dis, are the direct opposite.
Planet of the DamnedHarry Harrison
A kind of screen used in upper-class houses: see illustration.
And his wife and daughter are helpless, conventional, upper-class rabbits.
The Art Of The Moving PictureVachel Lindsay
First, I chose for the opening act a simple blue and brown frock, such as an upper-class peasant might wear.
Memoirs of an American Prima DonnaClara Louise Kellogg
If you know any man you could have up, you can come—it will be a good chance to meet some of the upper-class girls.
Smith College StoriesJosephine Dodge Daskam
upper class
- the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, esp the wealthy or the aristocracy
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- of or relating to the upper class
- US education of or relating to the junior or senior classes of a college or high school
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